THIS is what a Sanibel vacation is all about! I call this kind of shelling “Shellounging” which might even be better than the Sanibel Stoop AND the Sit “n Sift. LOL Sitting in your lounge chair in the water at low tide with your drink in the cup holder while filling your shell bag with seashells washing up to your toes…. that’s Shellounging! I’m taking notes from Shelloungers Linda (Cape Coral) and her daughter Jessica from Virginia…
They were finding great shells shellounging at the Sanibel Lighthouse Beach…
“Just to be able to walk the beach this week in 85 degree sunny weather has been a blessing” said Debbie and Bill from Delaware…
So it’s a bonus to find some nice shells too.
My friend Anna was looking for WENTLETRAPS at the Lighthouse and was happy to find a few.
While looking for WENTLETRAPS, you have to get a very low Sanibel Stoop going so you might as well look for any miniature shell you can find. She had lots of luck with minis so I though you might want to do a little CYBERSHELLING too! I feel badly for some of you up north caught in that snow, so I want to bring a little sunshine and warmth to you. Look a little closer at Anna’s treasures and see if there’s anything you might have picked up too. Click on this next image of Anna’s hand to enlarge it. Shell away!
Anna told me the last few days, she was still finding shells at the shell pile at Blind Pass Captiva. FYI- Just remember there is still construction equipment at the lot at Turner Beach (Blind Pass Captiva parking lot) so you might have to go to the Sanibel side to park if you want to shell there. This could change at any moment but that’s the last I’ve seen- CLICK HERE to see my post about that info.
But anyway, these are the shells Anna found just by Sitting ‘N Sifting through that huge “old” pile of shells that came in on Thanksgiving. Shellzam!
Oh and Guess What! Someone had to cancel their reservation for Shellabaloo January 6-9, 2014. This is your chance to join us for the best shelling adventure of a lifetime! Come to Sanibel and enjoy the warm sunshine and seashells. I’ll take you to all of my favorite shelling places and teach you how to find the best shells. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.
They are VERY close to one of my favorite wentletrap hot spots. I’ve never shelled in a chair in the surf, but I do enjoy cleaning shells that way.
Gosh, would I love to be there with y’all collecting shells right now. It’s 9 degrees with the wind chill it’s -7!!!!! And there is a “breeze”. There is an arctic cold air mass descending upon us as I write this and the temp will continue to drop! Yikes!!!
Would love to breathe in some lovely humid ocean air instead of this extremely dry, frigid air. Those shells coming in are fabulous. Love the minis…esp that darling little piece of “candy” in the middle of Anna’s hand. And I’ve always been fascinated about the Bubble shells. I think they are very interesting. Pam, can you enlighten me/us about the Bubble shells? Always love to cybershell so thank you for posting that for us. Miss you and Sanibel!
LOVE the ” shellounging”, and I will certainly try it out when I’m there next. It sure would be a lot better on my arthritic knees too! Loved the cyber shelling photo too, and how you can enlarge it. Lots of fun identifying those beauties.
Angela to enlarge the picture left click on the photo. If you want to enlarge a particular shell or area even more move the mouse on that shell and you will see a circle with an X click and you have a zoomed in shot. I love Pam’s cyber shelling pics too. Check out the juvie horse conch, sweet!
Loree
How fun! I posted a photo of my seashell tree yesterday. I sure need a fresh supply! heehee! Wish I was there! Enjoy your week and this fab weather!
Where did you post your seashell tree? I’ve been making them. It sure does take a lot of shells. I don’t have enough to make any more.
pam you need to add your shelling vocabulary terms to urban dictionary. :-)they’re priceless! can’t wait to try shellounging next time we’re there!
We were at Blind Pass/Captiva on Friday an were not allowed on the beach so we didn’t get to the shell pile. we were so disappointed.
Cheryl, OH NOOOOO! They may have had some of the equipment on the beach just when u were there. Things r changing by the day there with that project. I can’t wait until they r finally DONE and outta there. We need our beach back! I’ll go tomorrow to get the latest update.
Ohhhhhhhhh what a good idea, the arthritis in my back and hips has made shelling for any length of time almost impossible …. the stoop turns into a humpbacked mutant critter …. but sitting, heck I can sure do that!
Hi Pam! We just landed back at our home up North and believe me it WAS and IS a huge shock to our systems. It’s freezing (though not as cold as it is for others) and the cold makes me miss my Florida home even more. It’s good to be back North because we missed our family, friends and mountain home but I’ll take the island warmth and atmosphere any day! The Christmas holiday will keep us hopping with trying to get everything done in just 2 short weeks. I think we overextended our stay but the shells were rolling. Just wanted you to know it was fantastic meeting you and Clark on Thanksgiving day! What fantastic shelling days we had over Thanksgiving. Keep posting your wonderful posts and I’ll keep reading till we meet again (which will probably be soon)! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
What a day we had!!! All of those shells And it was a treat for me to meet you both too. Stay warm up here and maybe we’ll run into each other on the beach again.
Oh, Pam…
You’re the best WORD SMITH !!
Can’t wait to add “Shellounger” to my resume :)
Shellotte
Pam, you should be a tour guide for some of the other places you’ve traveled. A shelling agent!
Hi Pam, this is perfect for shellounging…have you seen it? The “Shore Break Surf Sifter” Made by a guy in Sarasota for shark tooth hunting but works great for shells too… http://venicesharkstooth.com/surf-sifter.html
Thank you, Pam, for the SUPER high-res cybershelling. I can feel the warmth of the sun emanating from those sandy shells. Enjoy!
I would be a “Shell lounger too” and I love this: “shellzam!”
You’ve got to put a “Sheller’s Vocabulary” page on your site with all these new words, Pam!
This year for Christmas Eve, instead of snow, freezing temps (7 degrees today) and dinner for 30, we plan to peacefully picnic and shell at the Light House. I think I will try Shellounging, perhaps with an eggnog in hand!
That sounds just wonderful…Enjoy!!!!!
Hahaha Sounds like heaven. Our kind of Christmas Eve too.
Great stuff Pam! Love the little candy and the wentletraps!
Anyone know if you can now get on the beach on the Captiva side of Blind Pass?
I was there yesterday – no parking on captica side but Sanibel side has parking AND SHELLS!!!! My blog has been actin up so I haven’t been able to post pics yet today. Hope to have them up soon. But Sanibel side had a nice sand bar and lots of shells yesterday!!!!